Bigger Mardi Gras parade to roll through Hub City

10:34 PM,
Jan. 5, 2013

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After what organizers are calling a successful first year, the Hattiesburg Caerus Mardi Gras Parade is preparing for an even better second year.

"The city reported between 9,000 and 12,000 participated last year," Mardi Gras Parade Director Melissa Davis said. "I don't think it really hit us (how many people were there) until it actually happened. Last year, (all the organizers) rode on a float so we didn't get to see the mass of people until we saw it in the news."

According to Davis, city officials are expecting a surge in participation for the 2013 parade. ...